Tracing the Fiber Matrix: Plants in Papermaking and Paper Conservation

The Department of Art and Music Histories is hosting a virtual talk on Western and East Asian papermaking and conservation techniques with Tammy Hong (B.A. ’18). Tammy’s presentation will address the plant origins of different types of papers and how they inform conservation treatments.

Tammy Hong is a community cultural heritage conservator and art historian specializing in paper and organic objects conservation, with a specific interest in East Asian material culture and traditional forms of care. She is currently the Andrew W. Mellon Postgraduate Fellow in Paper Conservation at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Tammy is a distinguished alumna of Syracuse University and the Honors Program. She graduated with a triple major in art history, history, and studio art, in 2018, and most recently, she graduated with an MS in art conservation from the prestigious Winterthur/University of Delaware Program in Art Conservation. She has also worked in the National Gallery in Washington DC; National Museum of Asian Art; Museum of Fine Arts, Boston; National Palace Museum, Taiwan, and the Smithsonian National Museum of American History. 

The lecture will take place on Monday, October 7th, from 3:50 pm – 5:00 pm, and is open to all!

Here is the Zoom link for the meeting: https://syracuseuniversity.zoom.us/j/97774817246